Sideway: New York Message Board

Hey man, he may be confined to a 2D plane, but he can still make some deep art, you know?

Sideway™ New York is Now Available on Steam and is 15% off until November 22nd 10AM PST.

Battle your way through a twisted graffiti world where your prowess in puzzle solving makes the difference between life and death! Jump into one of the most unique and visually compelling 3D game worlds ever created. Follow the twisted journey of Nox, through a fast-paced 2D adventure set in a 3D world. Unlock new abilities to defeat enemies and rescue friends. Beware, in Sideway™ New York, youre in a world where your favorite color might just kill you!

Filed under: Reviews It had to happen sometime. With the veritable explosion of videogaming across all media, on all platforms and within all demographics, there simply had to come a game - at some point - to which one could un-ironically attach the label "urban." That time is now, and that game is Sideway: New York.

Sideway is a funky and hip (almost too hip) platformer in which you play as Nox, a young graffiti artist who enters the world of Sideway to rescue his girlfriend from the evil villain Spray. In so doing, he becomes a part of the gritty graffiti landscape of New York City, adventuring across the walls and rooftops of the urban jungle, collecting tags and eliminating the spray-painted obstacles in his way. It's a novel concept that's amazing to look at, and, unfortunately, that's just about where the praise ends.

This week doesn't see quite the onslaught of new stuff that last week did, but man, there are a ton of add ons for your existing games to make up for it. Seriously. A lot of add ons.

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